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The Impact of Purdue Pharma

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It has been approximately two months since the highly anticipated Supreme Court decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., and it is already making a significant impact in bankruptcies around the country. In September...more

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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 23 No. 4 | July–August 2024

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The U.S. Supreme Court handed down three bankruptcy rulings to finish the current Term. The decisions address the validity of nonconsensual third-party releases in chapter 11 plans, the standing of insurance companies to...more

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Ohio Bankruptcy Court Offers Guidance on (the Amended) Ordinary Course Payment Preference Defense

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To encourage vendors and other creditors to continue doing business with financially distressed entities, the Bankruptcy Code includes various defenses to litigation brought by a bankruptcy trustee or chapter 11...more

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First Impressions: Seventh Circuit Rules that the Bankruptcy Code's "Safe Harbor" for Securities Contracts Transfers Applies to...

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Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" preventing avoidance in bankruptcy of certain securities, commodity, or forward-contract payments has long been a magnet for controversy. Several noteworthy court rulings...more

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Don't Disrespect the Receivership

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A recent decision by the North Carolina Business Court highlights the risks of interfering with property that is part of a receivership estate. The North Carolina Commercial Receivership Act celebrated its three-year...more

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The Seventh Circuit Upholds District Court’s Decision That Safe Harbor Provision of Section 546(e) Applies to Privately Held...

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A recent ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit provides additional comfort for lenders receiving full repayment in connection with leveraged acquisitions. The U.S. Bankruptcy Code gives...more

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The 2024 UAE Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Law: What is New?

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On 31 October 2023, Federal Law Decree No. (51) concerning Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy (the New Law) was published in the UAE Federal Gazette. The New Law comes into force on 1 May 2024 and will repeal the 2016 Law...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Tenth Circuit Holds that Sovereign Immunity Does Not Limit Section 544 Claim

Section 544(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code enables a trustee to step into the shoes of a creditor and avoid a transfer “of an interest of the debtor in property” that an unsecured creditor could avoid under applicable state...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Practice Pointer: Reliance on Bankruptcy Court Appointed Examiner’s Report—Not so Fast

You represent the unsecured creditors committee in a complex Chapter 11 case, where you have reason to believe that the debtor’s officers and directors have, and continue to, engage in self-dealing and are breaching their...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Substantial Contribution: A New Decision from the Third Circuit

It’s often hard to persuade a bankruptcy court to grant a motion for substantial contribution. Any attorney thinking about making a motion should first ask herself two questions. First, has my work benefitted both my client...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

[Webinar] Breaking Down Bankruptcy Fraudulent Transfer and Preference Actions for Attorneys - September 15th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am...

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This presentation is prepared for in-house counsel and other attorneys practicing outside of the bankruptcy space and will address the following questions that often arise when dealing with a party that later goes into...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Fourth Circuit: Just Because Bankruptcy Laws Must Be Uniform Doesn’t Mean They Can’t Be Different

By a two to one vote, in an April 29 opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia that a 2017 increase in...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Dorsey U.S. Bankruptcy Law Q&A Series Five

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We hope that you found the four previous Q&A series regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection helpful. This Series Five will address questions relating to the role of official...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Third Circuit Opinion Clarifies Creditors Can Pursue Claims Abandoned by Bankruptcy Trustees

The Third Circuit, in Artesanias Hacienda Real S.A. de C.V. v. N. Mill Capital, LLC (In re Wilton Armetale, Inc.), 968 F.3d 273 (3d Cir. 2020), issued a decision with potential implications for creditors who wish to pursue...more

Carlton Fields

Is Cryptocurrency Use an Automatic Badge of Fraud?

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Creditors and trustees may use state or federal fraudulent transfer law to attempt to recover assets transferred by a debtor. Fraudulent transfers are transfers made with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor, or...more

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